Bicycle-rest



(No Model.)

1?,J. NODERER.

BICYCLE REST.

No. 529,939. Patented Nov. '27, 1894.

* PATENT Enron.

ROBERT J. NODERER, E CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,939, dated November2'7, 1894. Application filed March 9, 1894. Serial NofiOZfill- (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. NODERER, a

. citizen of the United States,'and a resident of Cleveland, county ofCuyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented, certain new and usefulImprovements in Bicycle-Rests, of which I hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which the invention appert'ains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in bicycle stands and its objectsare to provide self-adjusting mechanism for supporting bicycles varyingin the size of wheel and shape of tire, and consists in the combinationof antomatically closingjaws, with back rest and floor plate, with thecombination and arrangement-of parts and constructions of details ashereinafter described, shown in the accompa nying drawings, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on lineoca:, Fig. 2. Fig. 4; is a transverse sect-ion on line y-y Fig. 2.

In the figures A. A. are clamping jaws, pivoted intermediate of theirlength at B. B. upon the floor plate 0. The rear extremities rest uponthe floor at D. D., which are projections provided for that purpose,Theouter extremities AA. are raised at the tip and curved to either sideto receive the edge of the wheel. As it enters, an incline B ischanneled in the floor plate B to guide the wheel. A re-entrant curve Ais also fashioned in the inner side of each jaw just beyond the swell ofthe outer extremities A. A, the effect of which is to close behind theedge of the wheel and materially assists in forcing it into the jaws. Aspring back rest E is secured removably at F, F, to the rear extremitiesof the jaws, and is formed in an elongated loop at f so that thediverging arms will readily expand as the jaws are shoved apart.Normally the jaws are wide open at the forward end and the openingsconsiderably narrowed toward the rear, but as the wheel is forced to therear. the jaws separate in the rear of the pivot and close in front,thus affording a secure grasp of the tire. In order to restore the jawsimmediately to their normal position when thrown apart at eitherextremity a spring action is obtained by means of the spring back rest Eacting in unison with rounded bearing edges G, G, on the lower surfaceof the jaws where they engage the floor plate, and rounded depressionsH, H, broader at rear of the bearin g plate than in front in which theedges G, G. are located, and up the inclined sides of which the bearingedges travel as the jaws are moved upon their pivots, the effect of theinclines being obviously to return the jaws to the central and normalposition whichever way they are moved. The rear rest E is secured by asimple screw or bolt F in either jaw and is maintained rigidly inposition by means of the depressionsI, I,into which the divergingmembers are pressed, thus avoiding complication of parts. I believemyself to be the first to provide automatically closing jaws for thispurpose in conjunction with a spring back rest.

The advantages of this device are very great, in the absence of allmechanical complexity, and adaptability to all sizes of Wheels.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. Ina bicycle rest, the combination with pivoted automaticallyadjustable jaws and floor plate of a spring back rest removably securedto said jaws, substantially as described.

2. In a bicycle rest, the combination with automatically adjustable jawsand a spring back rest removably secured thereto, of a floor plate toWhich said jaws are pivotally attached, substantially as described.

3. In a bicycle rest, the combination with a floor plate provided withtransverse depressions, of jaws pivoted thereto intermediate of theirlength, and provided with projecting edges normally resting at thelowest part of said depressions in the floor plate, and aspring backrest removably secured to the rear extremities of said jawssubstantially as described.

t. In a bicycle rest, the combination with a floor plate provided withtransverse depressions H, and front incline B, of jaws pivot- IOO allysecured to said floor plate intermediate erate in connection with saiddepressions in of their length, provided with rounded bearthe floorplate substantially as set forth. ing edges resting in said depressionsand outwardly turned front extensions, and a spring ROBERT h ODERE 5back rest removabiy secured to the rear ex- Witnesses:

tensions of the jaws, adapted to automati- \VM. M. MONROE,

eaily close said jaws when opened and to op- C. II. OLDS.

